People v. Matthews

This case arises from the armed robbery of a party store. Defendant was charged as the driver of the getaway vehicle. After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. He was sentenced to three to twenty years imprisonment. In his appeal as of right, defendant raises the single issue of whether the trial judge erred in refusing *246to instruct the jury on alibi, CJI 7:2:01, and on alibi-perfect defense, CJI 7:2:02.

At approximately 9:15 p.m. on January 9, 1986, Jalal Abuaita was working at the Brown Street Market when a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun…